Full casting revealed for 'RENT' in the West End with new Mimi

Celebrating 30 years since the musical premiered on Broadway, RENT is set in New York's East Village and follows a group of struggling artists, as they navigate love, ambition and creativity.

Summary

• RENT has announced full West End casting
• Bella Brown has withdrawn from the production due to a vocal injury
• The role of Mimi will now be played by Alexa Lopez
• The cast is led by Stranger Things star Gaten Matarazzo

Full casting has been revealed for Jonathan Larson’s Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical RENT in the West End, with a new performer announced for the role of Mimi. Performances begin at the Stoppard Theatre 26 September.

Bella Brown will no longer appear as Mimi, taking the decision to withdraw from the production due to a vocal injury sustained prior to rehearsals. The role will now be played by Alexa Lopez, who was most recently seen as Christine in the immersive off-Broadway production Masquerade, based on Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Phantom of the Opera.

The lead cast also includes Gaten Matarazzo as Mark, Travis Ross as Roger, Billy Nevers as Collins, Lazy Violet as Maureen, Olivier Award nominee Danielle Fiamanya as Joanne, Jeevan Braich as Angel, and Joaquin Pedro Valdes as Benny.

The cast is completed by Baylie Carson, Laura Delany, Ryesha Higgs, Montoya Holloway-Johnson, Rhys Hopkins, Shem Omari James, Hannah Macpherson, TJ Matara-Holloway, Ryan Nixon, Leah Vassell, James Wilkinson-Jones, and Kevin Yates.

Celebrating 30 years since the musical premiered on Broadway, RENT is set in New York's East Village and follows a group of struggling artists, as they navigate love, ambition and creativity. The musical is inspired by Puccini's La Bohème.

RENT has music, lyrics and book by Jonathan Larson, with direction by Luke Sheppard, choreography by Tom Jackson Greaves, set design by David Woodhead, costume design by Gabriella Slade, lighting design by Howard Hudson, audio production and sound design by Paul Gatehouse, video design and cinematography by George Reeve and Nathan Amzi, make-up and hair design by Jackie Saundercock, and intimacy direction by Asha Jennings-Grant.

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Photo credit: RENT cast. (Photos by Oliver Rosser)